Recent Posts in General Family Law Category
Posted on Jun 15, 2011 By Tim Colgan
While divorce is always difficult, it is even more difficult when trying to manage a parenting schedule with teenage children. As children grow they become more independent and have their own ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2011 By Tim Colgan
The Collaborative Professionals of Central Pennsylvania (CPCP) are pleased to welcome Liz Ferris of Ferris Consulting on March 24, 2011. Ferris works with Collaborative professionals and Collaborative ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2011 By Tim Colgan
Colgan & Associates attorney Tim Colgan will participate in a panel presentation to lawyers, financial professionals, mental health professionals and real estate professionals on March 30, 2011 at ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2011 By Tim Colgan
Here is a story about Collaborative practice in Alberta, Canada from the St. Albert Gazette. Explaining why Collaborative is so powerful, Sara Peacock, a St. Albert based lawyer offers, "I think for ...
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Posted on Jan 8, 2011 By Tim Colgan
Did you know that there are more than 30,000 Collaborative professionals in 24 countries? These professionals are committed to helping individuals and organizations reach fair agreements while ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2010 By Tim Colgan
Valuation of an investment property or vacation home may be different than a standard market valuation approach for traditional residential real estate. There are three primary approaches to real ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2010 By Tim Colgan
Colgan Marzzacco Attorney Timothy J. Colgan will present an Advanced Family Law Seminar for the National Business Institute (NBI) on November 9, 2010 in Allentown, PA. Colgan's presentation will focus ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2010 By Tim Colgan
On June 16, 2010, Colgan Marzzacco Attorney Timothy J. Colgan delivered a continuing education presentation to the Pennsylvania Psychological Association's Annual Meeting in Harrisburg, PA. The ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2010 By Tim Colgan
In Pennsylvania, there is no age at which a child may choose with which parent to live. A child's preference is admissible in custody proceedings but the judge must decide how much weight to give to a ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2010 By Tim Colgan
In May 2010, changes to the Pennsylvania Child Support Guidelines take effect. The changes to the Guidelines are based upon Federal law and Federal regulations which require that each state have child ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2010 By Thomas M. Clark, Esq.
The rule in Pennsylvania is that the determination of the equitable division, distribution or assignment of the marital property in a divorce must be made without regard to marital misconduct (23 ...
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Posted on Feb 5, 2010 By Tim Colgan
"Legal Custody" refers to a parent's right to share in decisions of major importance in the life of their minor child. Decisions that relate to the school a child will attend, medical care of a child ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2010 By Tim Colgan
Many people want to know if they can hire one attorney to represent them both in a divorce action. On the surface, it may seem as though there would be no problem with this in situations where the ...
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Posted on Jan 12, 2010 By Tim Colgan
When a parent who has primary custody of minor children wants to move, that parent either needs the consent of the other parent or permission from the court to move the children. While the court ...
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Posted on Dec 29, 2009 By Tim Colgan
York County has revised the Local Rules of Civil Procedure effective December 28, 2009. While there are many changes and amendments, one of significance to family law matters is the ability to appoint ...
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Posted on Dec 9, 2009 By Tim Colgan
Today I was a guest on a local television talk show. The topic was Collaborative Law and Collaborative Practice. Since it was only a 30 minute show we weren't able to explore the topic as deeply as I ...
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Posted on Nov 13, 2009 By Tim Colgan
As President of the Collaborative Professionals of Central Pennsylvania, I'm thrilled to announce that over the next two days, 35 professionals spanning many disciplines and geographic areas are being ...
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